In his response to the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers owner makes the case that the professional basketball league is unfairly singling him out and extracting "draconian" punishment for racist comments that he claims were illegally recorded by his mistress.

Sterling contends DeVos, the Amway co-founder who owns the Orlando Magic, hasn't been sanctioned for his support of anti-gay marriage causes, and his comments about HIV/AIDS.

In his statement to the NBA, Sterling notes DeVos "has made highly controversial comments against individuals with HIV/AIDS and generously supports anti-homosexual causes with impugnity (sic)."